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Air Force announces small diameter bomb contract award
Air Force announces small diameter bomb contract award
(EXCERPT) PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, Directorate of Public Affairs Release No. 1009035 Oct 9, 2003 Air Force announces small diameter bomb contract award WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force announced today McDonnell Douglas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, was awarded a $151.6 million contract for the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) weapon system. This announcement follows one day after the SDB program successfully completed the Defense Acquisition Board's Milestone B decision review chaired by the undersecretary of defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Air Force intends to buy 24,000 SDB weapons and 2,000 carriage systems. The total SDD phase program value is $188.3 million which includes the contract face value, award fee and test. The SDB weapon system consists of a 250-pound class munition, a carriage system, an accuracy support infrastructure, associated mission planning and logistics support. The SDB, designed to be compatible with the majority of Air Force fighters and bombers, is capable of significant standoff ranges against fixed and stationary relocatable targets. SDB increases weapons loadout, allowing more kills per sortie than current inventory weapons and has an effective, day/night, adverse weather, stand-off capability. The Lethal Strike Joint Program Office, Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., manages the SDB program. McDonnell Douglas intends to perform SDD activities at their St Charles, Mo., facility. -30- .. Send this email to friends and colleagues so they can subscribe to this list or other U.S. Air Force lists at https://oaprod.hq.af.mil/saf/pa/misc/listserv.cfm --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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